Darling Downs Hopping Mouse vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Notomys mordax compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

• Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Notomys	Daldinia
Species	Notomys mordax	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse	Gorse Cramp Ball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.